What to Study for your Unit Test

Interactions and Ecosystems: 30 questions
Biotic and Abiotic factors, symbiotic relationships, basic needs of all organisms
Energy and food webs, producers, consumers, decomposers, water & carbon cycle
Ecosystems, community, population, succession
Maintaining sustainable environments


Plants for food and Fiber: 30 questions
-parts of a seed plant, parts of a flower
-photosynthesis, transpiration, capillary action, osmosis, plant life cycle, pollination, plant structures and adaptations
-what we use plants for
-what soil is made of, 3 kinds of soil, how soil can be plowed
-pesticides, herbicides, selective breeding

What is the name of the man buried alive?

What does parasitism mean?


How many dandelions are on page 37?


Draw a rough sketch of the carbon cycle.







Explain photosynthesis and cellular respiration.




What species of mushroom is located on page 34?


Why is the lion chasing a vulture on P. 58?



Name two organisms that are not native to Canada? Page 56.


List at least 3 living things and 3 non-living things in the ecosystem on page 54.




What is a quadrat? On what page can you find a quadrat?



On what page can you find a picture of the water cycle?

What is the average size of the Canadian ecological footprint?


What is the name of the overpass in Banff National Park?


Name two ways humans pollute the environment.


What kind of strange living or once living things have been found in luggage crossing the border to Canada? Why is this concerning?

Fossil Lab Background questions Due Mar. 10

1. What is a fossil?
2. Who is a Paleontologist? How are they different from geologists?
3. What is a cast fossil?
4. What is a trace fossil?
5. WHat is the most common type of fossil?

Topic 3 & 4 vocabulary Due Feb. 23

Topic 3 & 4 Vocabulary
Continental drift
Fossils
Pangaea
Paleontologists
Trenches
Strata
Ridges
Geological column
Diverging boundary
Eras
Converging boundary
Subduction
Theory of Plate Tectonics
Transform boundary
Anticline
Syncline

Earth Magazine Page

Earth Event Project
Your task:
The events that occur on the earth’s surface can be mysterious, powerful and can cause sudden changes or slow changes over time. Your job is to research a recorded earth event and to create a news article magazine page that outlines the details of the event.
Some important details to include:

-location, date, time, length of event
-an explanation giving background information about how such an event happens
-other related earth events/interesting facts
-possible damage it caused or could have caused
-interesting pictures or graphs
-names of geologists, volcanologists, seismologists, etc. who may have studied the event

Marking Scheme

Basic details 20
Explanation 30
Interesting Picture/graph 10
Aesthetics 10
References 10

Total /80 marks

Marking Criteria for Title Pages

Guide to Good Title Pages

-Must have a border
-Must have the full title of the unit
-At least 5 pictures/drawings that are descriptive of what will be studied in the unit
-Three words defined on the page OR three questions about the unit
-No white space left
-Eye catching/creative